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Our mission is to give Americans a seat at the table to find common ground and create breakthroughs on their biggest challenges through citizen-led democratic approaches. We advance Citizens' Assemblies and democracy innovations that are proven to move communities forward on the most divisive, stuck issues while deepening the capacity of decision-makers.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Advance the field of inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem building through portfolio development, strategic grant making and investment, knowledge creation, network weaving, and convening. Ecosystems Development - Between 2017-2020, host the yearly ESHIP Summit, a field development convening attracting over 2500 practitioners including community leaders.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Engagements included: Support for organizations looking to create meaningful learning experiences, collaborations, and breakthroughs around shared challenges and opportunities with their staff, networks, and/or broader communities.Clients included: BMW Foundation, Cirklo, ICAS Network, Impact Hub Mexico City, Innovando La Tradición, League of.

Management of network programs, events, and projects focused on learning, brand development, technology tools and collective strategy for Impact Hub teams in 95 cities worldwide. Global Learning & Capacity Building-Ongoing management of eight global Communities of Practice (CoP) and Peer to Peer (P2P) learning circles.-Creation of P2P learning and support.

Greater Denver Area

Manage global brand change in 56 cities, including the design of a collective decision making and conflict resolution process, creation web and brand collateral, design launch campaign, and manage brand rollout and compliance process.

Boulder, Colorado

Co-direction and curation of annual festival & arts residency program dedicated to a cross-section of multimedia artists, technology creatives and cultural innovators outside of the mainstream. -Strategic partnerships and fundraising-On-site event management and high-tech production for events of 200-1,000 attendees and cultivating a happy team of 50+.

Oaxaca De Juárez Area, Mexico

Lead curator of a 3-day festival in Oaxaca, Mexico with 50 workshops, performances and film screenings which highlighted over 50 local and international social innovators.

Colorado

Support, host, and grow the community of Impact Hub Boulder members. - Establish preliminary community management practices, documentation, and systems for 300 members. - Produce 3-6 small-medium size events per week focused on the intersection of business and social / environmental responsibility.- Produce Impact Hub Boulder’s launch event for 500.

Greater Denver Area

Project management support for consulting projects focused on the future of money, community currency projects, and open source transaction tools. - Key project was the launch of new software to over 300 Timebanks in the USA. Other clients included Citibank, Enspiral community, Common Future (previously BALLE), Finance Lab, Capital Institute, etc.

San Diego, California, United States

Assistant curator and event consultant to architect Teddy Cruz for PEIII; a 3-day cross-border mobile research conference and community forum engaging pressing economic, urban and environmental conditions across the San Diego–Tijuana border

Greater Denver Area

• Lauren was responsible for curating and coordinating The Nature of Things Speaker Series and assisting the Biennial Lead Curator and Assistant Curator in managing all artists and speakers involved in the series. Led by.
• Designed and produced 21 panels, speaking engagements, and dialogue sessions led by over 60 diverse international artists, sustainability leaders, innovators, and industry experts from the Western Hemisphere.
• Coordinated scheduling, contracts, and speaker series marketing efforts.
• Attracted approximately 1900 attendees over the month of July
• Production Time: 2.5 months
• Highlighted the work of over 20 innovative organizations including; Bioneers, ASHOKA, The Unreasonable Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, Engineers without Borders, The Center for Ecoliteracy, The Health and.

At NCS, I assist with sustainability and CSR research, funding, and helping to develop the business case for social sustainability.

Collected and analyzed data from internet and journal publications in order to update and complete grants for Colorado Family Literacy programs. Compiled findings into technical reports. Wrote a literature review to update new findings in the Family Literacy field. Reported research findings before the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations..